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How Many Java Web Frameworks Can You Name?

I’ve got to admit, after creating a poll for the best Java framework for web development and a bunch of comments later, I came to realization that there are a ridiculous number of them out there. So, just for the fun of it, I’m wondering how many of these can you name? Here’s my shot at it:

Echo

Cocoon

Millstone

OXF

Struts

SOFIA

Tapestry

WebWork

RIFE

Spring MVC

Canyamo

Maverick

JPublish

JATO

Folium

Jucas

Verge

Niggle

Bishop

Barracuda

Action Framework

Shocks

TeaServlet

wingS

Expresso

Bento

jStatemachine

jZonic

OpenEmcee

Turbine

Scope

Warfare

JWAA

Jaffa

Jacquard

Macaw

Smile

MyFaces

Chiba

JBanana

Jeenius

JWarp

Genie

Melati

Dovetail

Cameleon

JFormular

Xoplon

Japple

Helma

Dinamica

WebOnSwing

Nacho

Cassandra

That’s about it and that’s just the open source frameworks, add to it proprietary products and you’ve got an even longer list!

Now I seriously doubt that I can come up with a list this long for open source web applications written in Java. This leaves me with an even bigger question that the community needs to ask itself. Why are there more open source frameworks in Java than applications? Well maybe this poll might provide an answer.

Serendipitously, is it just fitting that “Cassandra” is the last entry on the list?